Fluometuron

Fluometuron is an herbicide. In the United States it was approved for use on cotton and sugarcane crops in 1974, but since 1986 is only approved for use on cotton.[2]

Fluometuron
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N-Dimethyl-N′-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea
Other names
1,1-Dimethyl-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea; 1,1-Dimethyl-3-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-urea; 3-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; 3-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; C 2059; Ciba 2059; Cotoran; Cotoran 85DF; Fluomethuron; Lanex; N-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; N-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; Pakhtaran
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.016.819
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H11F3N2O/c1-15(2)9(16)14-8-5-3-4-7(6-8)10(11,12)13/h3-6H,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
  • O=C(Nc1cc(ccc1)C(F)(F)F)N(C)C
Properties
C10H11F3N2O
Molar mass 232.206 g·mol−1
Density 1.39 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 163 to 164 °C (325 to 327 °F; 436 to 437 K)[1]
90 ppm (0.0105%) at 20 °C[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
  • Fluometuron in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)

References
  1. Fluometuron, Pesticide Information Profile
  2. Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Fluometuron, US Environmental Protection Agency


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